Bering Strait School District
Bering Strait School District is a public school district based in Unalakleet, Alaska, serving 1,745 students in 15 schools. By enrollment it ranks #15 of the 17 Alaska districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 12% of them. Its schools average 116 students each, fewer than the Alaska median of 227. It spends about $38,732 per student on day-to-day operations, 79% more than the Alaska median. It has roughly 10.8 students per teacher.
How Bering Strait compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Bering Strait | Alaska median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $38,732 | $21,685 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $23,635 | $12,224 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $76.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $68.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 161 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 469 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 10.8 | 16.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 218 | 454 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Alaska median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Alaska
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough School DistrictKetchikan | 2,043 | 9 | $22,299 | 13.9 | #11 |
| Lower Yukon School DistrictMountain Village | 2,027 | 11 | $33,959 | 15.8 | #12 |
| Northwest Arctic Borough School DistrictKotzebue | 1,945 | 13 | $35,081 | 15.9 | #13 |
| North Slope Borough School DistrictUtqiagvik | 1,853 | 11 | $38,413 | 11.4 | #14 |
| Bering Strait School DistrictUnalakleet · this district | 1,745 | 15 | $38,732 | 10.8 | #15 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Public SchoolsShepherd, MI | 1,746 | $10,298 | 17.8 |
| Conneaut School DistrictLinesville, PA | 1,746 | $18,216 | 13.1 |
| LouisburgLouisburg, KS | 1,745 | $11,001 | 15.6 |
| Astoria School District 1Astoria, OR | 1,745 | $12,968 | 16.2 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ak-bering-strait-school-district